Organisms

Cimicifuga

A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains triterpenoid saponins. Remifemin from C. racemosa is used to suppress LUTEINIZING HORMONE. It is reclassified by some to ACTAEA. The common name of black snakeroot is also used with ASARUM and SANICULA.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains triterpenoid saponins. Remifemin from C. racemosa is used to suppress LUTEINIZING HORMONE. It is reclassified by some to ACTAEA. The common name of black snakeroot is also used with ASARUM and SANICULA.

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Synonyms

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  • Cimicifugas
  • Actaea racemosa
  • Black Cohosh
  • Bugbane, Black
  • Cimicifuga racemosa
  • Cohosh, Black
  • Actaea racemosas
  • Black Bugbane
  • Black Bugbanes
  • Black Cohoshs
  • Bugbanes, Black
  • Cimicifuga racemosas
  • Cohoshs, Black
  • racemosa, Cimicifuga
  • racemosas, Actaea

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.836w.750w.182w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cimicifuga. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031885. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031885
  2. Cimicifuga. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimicifuga
  3. Cimicifuga. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3262285